2020–21 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao
2020–21 season
President	Aitor Elizegi
Head coach	Gaizka Garitano; (until 3 January 2021) ; Marcelino; (from 4 January 2021)
Stadium	San Mamés
La Liga	10th
Copa del Rey	Runners-up
Supercopa de España	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Álex Berenguer (8); All: ; Raúl García (10)
Biggest win	Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Betis; Cádiz 0–4 Athletic Bilbao; Athletic Bilbao 5–1 Getafe
Biggest defeat	Athletic Bilbao 0–4 Barcelona
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was the 122nd season in the existence of Athletic Bilbao and the club's 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Athletic Bilbao participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España. The season covered the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

The season was the first since the 2011–12 without Aritz Aduriz, who retired in May 2020.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 February 2021^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Unai Simón
2	FW	ESP	Jon Morcillo
3	DF	ESP	Unai Núñez
4	DF	ESP	Iñigo Martínez
5	DF	ESP	Yeray Álvarez
6	MF	ESP	Mikel Vesga
7	MF	ESP	Ibai Gómez
8	MF	ESP	Unai López
9	FW	ESP	Iñaki Williams
10	FW	ESP	Iker Muniain (captain)
12	FW	ESP	Álex Berenguer
13	GK	ESP	Jokin Ezkieta
14	MF	ESP	Dani García


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ESP	Iñigo Lekue
16	MF	ESP	Oihan Sancet
17	DF	ESP	Yuri Berchiche
18	MF	ESP	Óscar de Marcos (2nd captain)
19	MF	ESP	Oier Zarraga
20	FW	ESP	Asier Villalibre
21	DF	ESP	Ander Capa
22	FW	ESP	Raúl García (3rd captain)
23	MF	ESP	Peru Nolaskoain
24	DF	ESP	Mikel Balenziaga
25	GK	ESP	Iago Herrerín
26	FW	ESP	Iñigo Vicente
27	MF	ESP	Unai Vencedor

Reserve team edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	FW	ESP	Nico Williams
38	DF	ESP	Aitor Paredes

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ESP	Daniel Vivian (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ESP	Jon Sillero (at Numancia until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ESP	Iñigo Córdoba (at Alavés until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	BIH	Kenan Kodro (at Valladolid until 30 June 2021)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
30 June 2020	Cristian Ganea	Viitorul Constanța	Loan return		^[4]
8 August 2020	Peru Nolaskoain	Deportivo La Coruña	Loan return		^[5]
24 August 2020	Andoni López	Elche	Loan return		^[6]
2 October 2020	Álex Berenguer	Torino	Transfer	€10.5M	^[7]

Out edit

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref
20 May 2020	Aritz Aduriz	Retired			^[8]
20 July 2020	Beñat	Unattached	End of contract		^[9]
14 August 2020	Cristian Ganea	Aris	Transfer	Free	^[10]
1 September 2020	Andoni López	Logroñés	Transfer	Free	^[11]
21 September 2020	Mikel San José	Birmingham City	Transfer	Free	^[12]
2 October 2020	Gaizka Larrazabal	Zaragoza	Transfer	Free	^[13]
28 January 2021	Kenan Kodro	Valladolid	Loan		^[14]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Win Draw Loss

29 August 2020 Friendly	UD Logroñés	3–1	Athletic Bilbao	Logroño, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	García Pérez 38' (pen.) Sáenz 69' Andy 81'	Report	Muniain 54'	Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas Attendance: 0 Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa

2 September 2020 Friendly	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Alavés	Lezama, Spain
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Muniain 29' (pen.) Morcillo 35'	Report	Deyverson 50'	Stadium: Lezama Facilities Attendance: 0 Referee: Ekhiotz Sánchez Asla

4 September 2020 Friendly	Oviedo	2–2	Athletic Bilbao	Oviedo, Spain
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Capa 38' (o.g.) Obeng 60'	Report	Zarraga 43' Villalibre 56'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0 Referee: Leandro Carbajales Gómez

5 September 2020 Friendly	Athletic Bilbao	2–2	Eibar	Lezama, Spain
11:30 CEST (UTC+2)	R. García 10' Morcillo 28'	Report	Quique 71' Ewan 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lezama Facilities Attendance: 0 Referee: Gorka Etayo Herrera

18 September 2020 Friendly	Sevilla	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Escudero 28' En-Nesyri 55'	Report	Muniain 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Francisco Roca Robles

18 September 2020 Friendly	Sevilla	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Villalibre 64'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Fulgencio Madrid Martínez

8 October 2020 XLVI Trofeo Ciudad de Valladolid	Valladolid	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Athletic Bilbao	Valladolid, Spain
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guardiola 79' Kuki 88'	Report	Morcillo 42' Zarraga 74'	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 0 Referee: Fernando Román Román
	Penalties
	Rubio Plano Pérez Kuki		López Zarraga Vencedor Vicente

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	12 September 2020	22 May 2021	Matchday 1	10th	38	11	13	14	46	42	+4	028.95
Copa del Rey	21 January 2021	17 April 2021	Round of 32	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	8	9	−1	050.00
Supercopa	14 January 2021	17 January 2021	Semi-finals	Winners	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	100.00
Total					46	16	15	15	59	54	+5	034.78

Source: Soccerway

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Celta Vigo	38	14	11	13	55	57	−2	53
9	Granada	38	13	7	18	47	65	−18	46^[a]
10	Athletic Bilbao	38	11	13	14	46	42	+4	46^[a]
11	Osasuna	38	11	11	16	37	48	−11	44^[b]
12	Cádiz	38	11	11	16	36	58	−22	44^[b]

Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[15]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Granada finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head goal difference: Granada 2–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Granada.
^ ^a ^b Osasuna finished ahead of Cádiz on head-to-head points: Cádiz 0–2 Osasuna, Osasuna 3–2 Cádiz.

Results summary edit


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	13	14	46	42	+4	46	8	6	5	29	19	+10	3	7	9	17	23	−6

Source: La Liga

Results by round edit

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	L
Position	19	19	14	15	19	14	16	11	14	8	9	14	13	10	10	12	9	12	12	9	11	11	10	11	10	8	10	9	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10

Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.^[16]^[17]

12 September 2020 1	Granada	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Granada
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Herrera 10', 49' Germán 45' Milla 53' Gonalons 90+2'	Report	Morcillo 15' Martínez 52' López 72' Yeray 84'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

27 September 2020 3	Eibar	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Eibar
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kike 48' Diop 90+10'	Report	López 40', 87'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

1 October 2020 4	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Cádiz	Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Villalibre 54' Kodro 79' Martínez 83'	Report	Akapo 18' 48' Fali 41' López 57' (o.g.) Negredo 63' 70'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

4 October 2020 5	Alavés	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ely 74' Duarte 85' 86'	Report	D. García 19' Núñez 62' Martínez 64'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

18 October 2020 6	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Levante	Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Álvarez 42' Capa 44' López 64' Berenguer 68' I. Williams 79'	Report	Vezo 33'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

24 October 2020 7	Osasuna	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Pamplona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	D. García 16' Oier 54' Vidal 63' Ru. García 81' (pen.)	Report	Álvarez 24' Ra. García 26'	Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

31 October 2020 8	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Sevilla	Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	R. García 30' Martínez 54' I. Williams 62' Muniain 76' Sancet 86' López 90' Berchiche 90+3'	Report	En-Nesyri 9' Fernando 26' Koundé 63' Acuña 69' Navas 88' Diego Carlos 90+1'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

8 November 2020 9	Valladolid	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Valladolid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Orellana 19' (pen.) Hervías 38' Marcos André 48' Alcaraz 66' Masip 71' García 90+1'	Report	Simón 17' Muniain 66' I. Williams 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: César Soto Grado

23 November 2020 10	Athletic Bilbao	4–0	Real Betis	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ruiz 9' (o.g.) Capa 33' Muniain 59' Berenguer 68'	Report		Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

29 November 2020 11	Getafe	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Getafe
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Hernández 61' Cabaco 71' Ángel 75'	Report	Villalibre 9' Capa 14' Vesga 48' Morcillo 88' Martínez 88'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Mario Melero López

4 December 2020 12	Athletic Bilbao	0–2	Celta Vigo	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Núñez 26' Vesga 84'	Report	Murillo 53' Mallo 61' Aspas 78'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: José Juan Vázquez

12 December 2020 13	Valencia	2–2	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Soler 26' (pen.) Gómez 36' Vallejo 83' Jason 90+1'	Report	Vesga 31' Villalibre 55' D. García 61' López 73' R. García 79' (pen.), 90+4' Álvarez 82' Berenguer 84'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

15 December 2020 19	Real Madrid	3–1	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
22:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vázquez 42' Kroos 45+1' Benzema 74', 90+2'	Report	R. García 8' 13' Capa 52' Yeray 80'	Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano^[19] Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Note: The match originally scheduled for 20 January 2021, but brought forward due to the teams involvement in the Supercopa de España.^[20]

18 December 2020 14	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Huesca	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kodro 86' (pen.) Núñez 90+2'	Report	Pulido 36' 86' Doumbia 67'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

22 December 2020 15	Villarreal	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
22:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gerard 36' Pino 75'	Report	I. Williams 19' Berenguer 71'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: David Medié Jiménez

31 December 2020 16	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vencedor 23' Berchiche 55' Núñez 62' Martínez 81' Capa 84'	Report	Portu 5' Guevara 8' Barrenetxea 21' Merino 39' Zubeldia 67'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

3 January 2021 17	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Elche	Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Muniain 25' Vencedor 36' Berchiche 50'	Report	Barragán 44'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Mario Melero López

6 January 2021 2	Athletic Bilbao	2–3	Barcelona	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	I. Williams 3' Vesga 27' D. García 70' Muniain 90'	Report	Pedri 14' Messi 38', 62' Lenglet 57'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Note: Match originally scheduled for 19 September 2020, but postponed due the delayed conclusion of the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.^[21]

25 January 2021 20	Athletic Bilbao	5–1	Getafe	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Núñez 9' R. García 12', 61', 17' D. García 40' Yeray 50' Vencedor 57' Berenguer 75' De Marcos 82'	Report	Cucurella 1' Maksimović 8' Mata 29', 50' Etxeita 57' Djené 79'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

31 January 2021 21	Barcelona	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Messi 20' De Jong 47' Alba 51' Griezmann 74'	Report	R. García 32' Yeray 39' Alba 49' (o.g.) Capa 77'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

7 February 2021 22	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Valencia	Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Guillamón 43' (o.g.) Berenguer 51' Martínez 74'	Report	Gabriel 65' Soler 79'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

15 February 2021 23	Cádiz	0–4	Athletic Bilbao	Cádiz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cala 33' Fali 47' Šaponjić 90+1'	Report	Berenguer 4', 29' López 15' Núñez 19' I. Williams 52' Vesga 70'	Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

21 February 2021 24	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Villarreal	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Berenguer 44' D. García 53' López 86'	Report	Gerard 16' Capoue 40' Foyth 55'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

26 February 2021 25	Levante	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Roger 33' (pen.) Coke 41' Son 47' Vukčević 56'	Report	R. García 56' (pen.) Morcillo 90+4'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos

7 March 2021 26	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Granada	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Villalibre 3' D. García 28' Vencedor 68' R. García 71' Berenguer 90+1'	Report	Herrera 59' Molina 78' Díaz 90+5'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

10 March 2021 18	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Felipe 43' Llorente 45+2' Suárez 51' (pen.) Lodi 90+4'	Report	Muniain 21' De Marcos 38' Vesga 41'	Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Note: Match originally scheduled for 9 January 2021, but postponed due to Storm Filomena causing the closure of Madrid–Barajas Airport.^[22]

14 March 2021 27	Celta Vigo	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Vigo
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mina 45' Kevin 63' Murillo 70'	Report	Lekue 41'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

20 March 2021 28	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Eibar	Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Berchiche 9' Martínez 56'	Report	Kike 17' Pozo 74'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

7 April 2021 29	Real Sociedad	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Muñoz 12' Zubeldia 38' Zubimendi 84' López 89'	Report	D. García 22' Villalibre 85'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

10 April 2021 30	Athletic Bilbao	0–0	Alavés	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Vesga 2' Capa 90+1'	Report	Lejeune 46' García 90+2'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Mario Melero López

21 April 2021 31	Real Betis	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Seville
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fekir 11' Rodríguez 56' Guardado 82' Bravo 90'	Report	De Marcos 43' Núñez 90+5'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: David Medié Jiménez

25 April 2021 32	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Atlético Madrid	Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berenguer 8' Sancet 44' Vencedor 61' D. García 66' Martínez 86' López 90+2'	Report	Llorente 11' Savić 77' Torreira 81'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

28 April 2021 33	Athletic Bilbao	2–2	Valladolid	Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Morcillo 14' Sancet 61' R. García 76'	Report	Orellana 70' Weissman 85' El Yamiq 90+1'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

3 May 2021 34	Sevilla	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Diego Carlos 35'	Report	I. Williams 90'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

8 May 2021 35	Athletic Bilbao	2–2	Osasuna	Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Morcillo 1' Vencedor 50' Sancet 62'	Report	Brašanac 12', 90+2' Torró 26' Budimir 89'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

12 May 2021 36	Huesca	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Huesca
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sandro 61'	Report	Simón 62'	Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

16 May 2021 37	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Real Madrid	Bilbao
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Berenguer 14' R. García 79', 89' Martínez 80'	Report	Nacho 68', 82' Valverde 90+1'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

22 May 2021 38	Elche	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Elche
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boyé 28' Mfulu 33' Piatti 58' Guti 73', 74'	Report		Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Copa del Rey edit

21 January 2021 Round of 32	UD Ibiza	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Ibiza
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pérez 12' González 37' Goldar 53' Sibo 72'	Report	R. García 52' D. García 75' Núñez 90+1'	Stadium: Can Misses Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

28 January 2021 Round of 16	Alcoyano	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Alcoy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Carbonell 39' Jony 51' Diakité 72' López 88'	Report	Vesga 45' Villalibre 53' I. Williams 78'	Stadium: El Collao Referee: David Medié Jiménez

4 February 2021 Quarter-finals	Real Betis	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Athletic Bilbao	Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ruibal 55' Carvalho 83' Juanmi 84'	Report	Berchiche 39' Yeray 42' D. García 48' Martínez 53' Lekue 72' R. García 83', 90+4'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
	Penalties
	Mandi Canales Juanmi		R. García I. Williams Morcillo Berchiche

11 February 2021 Semi-finals First leg	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Levante	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez 19', 58' R. García 31'	Report	Melero 26' Coke 35'	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

4 March 2021 Semi-finals Second leg	Levante	1–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 agg.)	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Roger 17' Duarte 28' Rochina 76'	Report	R. García 30' (pen.) Núñez 42' López 55' De Marcos 105+1' Berenguer 112'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

17 April 2021 Final	Athletic Bilbao	0–4	Barcelona	Seville
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	D. García 39' Berchiche 90'	Report	Griezmann 60' De Jong 63' Messi 68', 72'	Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Supercopa edit

The draw was held on 17 December 2020.^[23]^[24]

14 January 2021 Semi-finals	Real Madrid	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Málaga
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vázquez 37' Benzema 73' Kroos 83'	Report	R. García 18', 38' (pen.) Capa 57' D. García 84' Simón 88'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

17 January 2021 Final	Barcelona	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Athletic Bilbao	Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lenglet 11' Griezmann 40', 77' Alba 114' Messi 120+1'	Report	De Marcos 42' D. García 67' Villalibre 90', 109' I. Williams 93' Morcillo 110'	Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 22 May 2021. Does not include the 2020 Copa del Rey Final, delayed until April 2021 and counted in the 2020–21 season in some resources – these stats are recorded under the 2019–20 Athletic Bilbao season article.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Supercopa de España
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Unai Simón	43	0	37	0	4	0	2	0
13	GK	ESP	Jokin Ezkieta	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
25	GK	ESP	Iago Herrerín	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ESP	Unai Núñez	30	2	23+1	1	3+1	1	1+1	0
4	DF	ESP	Iñigo Martínez	33	2	28	1	3	1	2	0
5	DF	ESP	Yeray Álvarez	30	1	22+1	1	6	0	1	0
15	DF	ESP	Iñigo Lekue	24	0	5+13	0	3+1	0	0+2	0
17	DF	ESP	Yuri Berchiche	29	1	21+2	1	4+2	0	0	0
18	DF	ESP	Óscar de Marcos	31	2	17+8	1	4	0	2	1
21	DF	ESP	Ander Capa	34	2	25+3	2	1+3	0	2	0
23	DF	ESP	Peru Nolaskoain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ESP	Mikel Balenziaga	28	0	17+6	0	2+1	0	2	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Mikel Vesga	38	0	20+10	0	4+2	0	0+2	0
8	MF	ESP	Unai López	31	3	15+11	3	3+2	0	0	0
14	MF	ESP	Dani García	35	0	21+6	0	3+3	0	2	0
16	MF	ESP	Oihan Sancet	26	2	11+13	2	2	0	0	0
19	MF	ESP	Oier Zarraga	5	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	ESP	Raúl García	42	10	21+13	5	4+2	3	2	2
27	MF	ESP	Unai Vencedor	34	0	19+9	0	2+2	0	2	0
Forwards
2	FW	ESP	Jon Morcillo	36	2	16+14	2	2+2	0	0+2	0
7	FW	ESP	Ibai Gómez	13	0	4+9	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ESP	Iñaki Williams	46	8	27+11	6	3+3	1	2	1
10	FW	ESP	Iker Muniain	35	5	23+5	5	3+2	0	2	0
12	FW	ESP	Álex Berenguer	43	9	27+8	8	5+1	1	0+2	0
20	FW	ESP	Asier Villalibre	43	6	16+19	4	3+3	1	0+2	1
26	FW	ESP	Iñigo Vicente	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	ESP	Nico Williams	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
11	FW	ESP	Iñigo Córdoba	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	BIH	Kenan Kodro	3	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers edit

As of 22 May 2021

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Supercopa de España	Total
1	22	MF	Raúl García	5	3	2	10
2	12	FW	Álex Berenguer	8	1	0	9
3	9	FW	Iñaki Williams	6	1	1	8
4	20	FW	Asier Villalibre	4	1	1	6
5	10	FW	Iker Muniain	5	0	0	5
6	8	MF	Unai López	3	0	0	3
7	2	FW	Jon Morcillo	2	0	0	2
	3	DF	Unai Núñez	1	1	0	2
	4	DF	Iñigo Martínez	1	1	0	2
	16	MF	Oihan Sancet	2	0	0	2
	18	DF	Óscar de Marcos	1	0	1	2
	21	DF	Ander Capa	2	0	0	2
13	5	DF	Yeray Álvarez	1	0	0	1
	17	DF	Yuri Berchiche	1	0	0	1
	19	FW	Kenan Kodro	1	0	0	1
Own goals				3	0	0	3
Totals				46	8	5	59

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.^[18]

References edit

^ "Athletic Club part ways with Gaizka Garitano". Athletic Bilbao. 3 January 2021.
^ "Agreement in principle with Marcelino García Toral". Athletic Bilbao. 3 January 2021.
^ "Team 2020–21". Athletic Club. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Cristian Ganea To Return To Athletic As Viitorul Loan Expires". Inside Athletic. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "Peru Nolaskoain, cedido al Deportivo" [Peru Nolaskoain, loaned to Deportivo] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
^ "Andoni López, on loan to Elche CF". Athletic Bilbao. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ "Principio de acuerdo por Álex Berenguer". Athletic Bilbao. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^ "Aduriz hangs up his boots at Athletic Club". 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
^ "San José y Beñat no seguirán en el Athletic Club=8 July 2020". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ García, Alberto (14 August 2020). "Oficial: Ganea ficha por el Aris Salónica". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ "Andoni López, nuevo fichaje para la banda izquierda de la UD Logroñés". UD Logroñés (in Spanish). 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ "Blues snap up Mikel San José". Birmingham City F.C. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
^ "Rescisión del contrato de Gaizka Larrazabal". Athletic Bilbao. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^ "Kenan Kodro loaned to Real Valladolid". Athletic Bilbao. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "El sorteo del calendario de Primera División, mañana lunes a las 18:30 en la sede de la RFEF". rfef.es (in Spanish). 30 August 2020.
^ "El calendario oficial de LaLiga Santander 2020/21, a un clic". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
^ "La Liga pins hopes on the unpredictable as Spanish football returns without heavyweights". Yahoo Sports. 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ Due to the on-going renovations of the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid played their home matches at the Alfredo di Stéfano.
^ "LaLiga adelanta el Madrid-Athletic y el Barça-Real Sociedad al 15 y 16 de diciembre". BeSoccer (in Spanish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "¿Por qué se ha suspendido y cuándo se juega el Athletic Club vs. Barcelona de LaLiga 2020-21?". Goal.com. 19 September 2020.
^ "Official statement regarding the postponement of Atletico Madrid - Athletic Club". laliga.com. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "La RFEF celebra mañana Asamblea extraordinaria y los sorteos de las Supercopas masculina y femenina". rfef.es. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Supercopa semi-finals: Real Sociedad vs Barcelona and Real Madrid vs Athletic Club". marca.com. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

External links edit

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[table_hth_GRA0.42185092271392-15] Granada finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head goal difference: Granada 2–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Granada.

[table_hth_OSA0.42185092271392-16] Osasuna finished ahead of Cádiz on head-to-head points: Cádiz 0–2 Osasuna, Osasuna 3–2 Cádiz.

[Covid-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.^[18]

[1] "Athletic Club part ways with Gaizka Garitano". Athletic Bilbao. 3 January 2021.

[2] "Agreement in principle with Marcelino García Toral". Athletic Bilbao. 3 January 2021.

[3] "Team 2020–21". Athletic Club. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[4] "Cristian Ganea To Return To Athletic As Viitorul Loan Expires". Inside Athletic. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[5] "Peru Nolaskoain, cedido al Deportivo" [Peru Nolaskoain, loaned to Deportivo] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[Andoni_López-6] "Andoni López, on loan to Elche CF". Athletic Bilbao. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[7] "Principio de acuerdo por Álex Berenguer". Athletic Bilbao. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[8] "Aduriz hangs up his boots at Athletic Club". 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

[9] "San José y Beñat no seguirán en el Athletic Club=8 July 2020". Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[10] García, Alberto (14 August 2020). "Oficial: Ganea ficha por el Aris Salónica". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[11] "Andoni López, nuevo fichaje para la banda izquierda de la UD Logroñés". UD Logroñés (in Spanish). 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[12] "Blues snap up Mikel San José". Birmingham City F.C. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

[13] "Rescisión del contrato de Gaizka Larrazabal". Athletic Bilbao. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[14] "Kenan Kodro loaned to Real Valladolid". Athletic Bilbao. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[17] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

[18] "El sorteo del calendario de Primera División, mañana lunes a las 18:30 en la sede de la RFEF". rfef.es (in Spanish). 30 August 2020.

[19] "El calendario oficial de LaLiga Santander 2020/21, a un clic". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.

[20] "La Liga pins hopes on the unpredictable as Spanish football returns without heavyweights". Yahoo Sports. 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[22] Due to the on-going renovations of the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid played their home matches at the Alfredo di Stéfano.

[23] "LaLiga adelanta el Madrid-Athletic y el Barça-Real Sociedad al 15 y 16 de diciembre". BeSoccer (in Spanish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

[24] "¿Por qué se ha suspendido y cuándo se juega el Athletic Club vs. Barcelona de LaLiga 2020-21?". Goal.com. 19 September 2020.

[25] "Official statement regarding the postponement of Atletico Madrid - Athletic Club". laliga.com. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[26] "La RFEF celebra mañana Asamblea extraordinaria y los sorteos de las Supercopas masculina y femenina". rfef.es. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[27] "Supercopa semi-finals: Real Sociedad vs Barcelona and Real Madrid vs Athletic Club". marca.com. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

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